Friedrich August, Duke of Holstein-Oldenburg[citation needed] (20 September 1711 – 6 July 1785) was the son of Christian August, regent of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach.[citation needed] He was born in Gottorp, Schleswig[citation needed]
| Frederick Augustus I | |||||
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| Duke of Oldenburg | |||||
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| Duke of Oldenburg | |||||
| Reign | 1774–1785 | ||||
| Predecessor | Kings of Denmark as counts | ||||
| Successor | William I | ||||
| Born | 20 September 1711 Gottorp, Schleswig | ||||
| Died | 6 July 1785 (aged 73) Oldenburg | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel | ||||
| Issue | Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg Princess Luise Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway | ||||
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| House | Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
| Father | Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin | ||||
| Mother | Margravine Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach | ||||
Marriage and issue
editFrederick Augustus married on 21 November 1752 to Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel; the couple had three children:[citation needed]
- Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg (3 January 1754 – 2 July 1823)[citation needed]
- Luise of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (2 October 1756 – 31 July 1759),[citation needed] died in infancy
- Hedwig Sophie Charlotte (22 March 1759 – 20 June 1818), Queen of Sweden and Norway as wife of Charles XIII of Sweden.[citation needed]
Titular History
editEmpress Catherine the Great of Russia, on behalf of her son Paul of Russia, last of the Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp, ceded the lands of that duchy to Denmark. In exchange, Denmark ceded the Duchy of Oldenburg to the Prince Bishops of Lübeck, a cadet branch of the Dukes of Gottorp. Thus, Friederich August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince Bishop of Lübeck, became Duke of Oldenburg.[citation needed]
He died in Oldenburg[citation needed]. His son and heir apparent, Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, succeeded him as Wilhelm I, Duke of Oldenburg.
Ancestry
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References
edit- ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 28.